Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images
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Fans are either getting shipping notices of the Transformers x Uncanny X-Men Collaboration figure called Ultimate X-Spanse. Fans are already taking images so below you'll see a bunch of in hand images. They come from TF fan JD who posted them on Facebook.
They show just how different this toy is to Studio Series Jetfire, making it look like a completely new mold practically. Are you still waiting for yours and if not, will you be getting it? Let us know!
They show just how different this toy is to Studio Series Jetfire, making it look like a completely new mold practically. Are you still waiting for yours and if not, will you be getting it? Let us know!
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Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2096712)
Posted by alekese on February 27th, 2021 @ 9:13pm CST
Posted by alekese on February 27th, 2021 @ 9:13pm CST
Mine arrived yesterday, did a photoshoot today when I saw no one else had yet, although I have since been beaten to the punch for photos, so I went and did a pictorial/text review. I will crosspost to the review forum as well afterwards. Splitting it into two parts because of the 10 file limit. Post 1 is robot mode and leg transformation, 2 will be alt mode and blast effect.
Throughout the review I will be calling him X-guy, because "Ultimate X-panse" is just bad, but I haven't though of anything I like better.
First up is a size comparison with his 'pretool' ss jetfire, and ss86 grimlock. He is taller than both, but only because of jetfire's hunched posture.
X-guy's biggest strength is definitely his robot mode articulation. His arms have 360 wrist swivel, 90 elbow bend, 360 bicep swivel, ~95 in/out shoulder pivot, 360 shoulder rotation, and a ball joint used for transformation that gives ~5 front/back butterfly and 90 upwards stretch. This last one especially allows him to do the hardest letter of YMCA for action figures.
His legs have '360' ratcheting hip rotation with ~95 of front/back clearance between back kibble and belt, his thighs have '180' of in/out pivot on a ratchet joint, but only 100 of clearance before hitting belt. 360 thigh swivel, double jointed knees, both ratcheted, with a collective 90 of front back due to leg shape/knee kibble, 5 past neutral in either direction ankle rocker, with an extra ~2 from the thruster being on an extra ball joint for altmode posing. Transformation joint lets him tap his toe impatiently. No photos here due to how straight forward it is.
Neck has full 360* so long as head's up/down hinge is all the way down or visor is over eyes, otherwise visor antenna lock onto kibble behind the head, locking into place. Up/down has ~10 clearance, eking out an extra ~2 with visor down. Visor rests at slightly below neutral when deployed, allowing him to 'look' down.
This brings us to the torso. Waist has 30 clearance either way before leg hits back kibble. Ab crunch(!) has 10 forward clearance before chestplate hits belt, and left/right spine rocker pin(!) has ~2 clearance at best either direction, but this goes up to ~7-10 when ab crunched forward. It is also loose, at least on my copy, and flops some, although the lack of clearance in neutral posture keeps it from being too annoying. The really impressive thing about both these joints is that they are completely gratuitous; they aren't used in transformation, only for robot articulation. Here are pics showing them off, with the chestplate transformed out of the way.
Most of the figure's transformation complexity is from the leg transformation, with a really clever double turnaround on the leg panels. However, the firmness with which they tab in can make it difficult to untab them to transform in either direction. You will also probably need to sacrifice a small child to get the various ratchets lined up perfectly to get things to play nice the first few times you transform it.
A note for transforming back into robot mode: there is a tab in the inside of the tailfin inherited from jetfire. It is important for clearance reasons that it tabs into its slot, shown here.
As stated above, altmode and blast effects in post 2.
Throughout the review I will be calling him X-guy, because "Ultimate X-panse" is just bad, but I haven't though of anything I like better.
First up is a size comparison with his 'pretool' ss jetfire, and ss86 grimlock. He is taller than both, but only because of jetfire's hunched posture.
X-guy's biggest strength is definitely his robot mode articulation. His arms have 360 wrist swivel, 90 elbow bend, 360 bicep swivel, ~95 in/out shoulder pivot, 360 shoulder rotation, and a ball joint used for transformation that gives ~5 front/back butterfly and 90 upwards stretch. This last one especially allows him to do the hardest letter of YMCA for action figures.
His legs have '360' ratcheting hip rotation with ~95 of front/back clearance between back kibble and belt, his thighs have '180' of in/out pivot on a ratchet joint, but only 100 of clearance before hitting belt. 360 thigh swivel, double jointed knees, both ratcheted, with a collective 90 of front back due to leg shape/knee kibble, 5 past neutral in either direction ankle rocker, with an extra ~2 from the thruster being on an extra ball joint for altmode posing. Transformation joint lets him tap his toe impatiently. No photos here due to how straight forward it is.
Neck has full 360* so long as head's up/down hinge is all the way down or visor is over eyes, otherwise visor antenna lock onto kibble behind the head, locking into place. Up/down has ~10 clearance, eking out an extra ~2 with visor down. Visor rests at slightly below neutral when deployed, allowing him to 'look' down.
This brings us to the torso. Waist has 30 clearance either way before leg hits back kibble. Ab crunch(!) has 10 forward clearance before chestplate hits belt, and left/right spine rocker pin(!) has ~2 clearance at best either direction, but this goes up to ~7-10 when ab crunched forward. It is also loose, at least on my copy, and flops some, although the lack of clearance in neutral posture keeps it from being too annoying. The really impressive thing about both these joints is that they are completely gratuitous; they aren't used in transformation, only for robot articulation. Here are pics showing them off, with the chestplate transformed out of the way.
Most of the figure's transformation complexity is from the leg transformation, with a really clever double turnaround on the leg panels. However, the firmness with which they tab in can make it difficult to untab them to transform in either direction. You will also probably need to sacrifice a small child to get the various ratchets lined up perfectly to get things to play nice the first few times you transform it.
A note for transforming back into robot mode: there is a tab in the inside of the tailfin inherited from jetfire. It is important for clearance reasons that it tabs into its slot, shown here.
As stated above, altmode and blast effects in post 2.
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2096713)
Posted by alekese on February 27th, 2021 @ 9:21pm CST
Posted by alekese on February 27th, 2021 @ 9:21pm CST
This post will focus on the altmode, especially in comparison to SS Jetfire, who he shares surprisingly few parts, almost all of them from the central fuselage panels. I can't attest as to the altmode's accuracy, having not seen the X-Men cartoon in question, but it does compare rather favorably with Jetfire as a more cartoony, stylized take on the iconic SR-71 silhouette.
X-guy is slightly shorter than Jetfire in length, due to the blunter nose. You can also see nearly every shared part, almost all of them part of the kibble backpack. There's the fuselage tail, the central fuselage and it's two 'wings', the shoulder wings, the vertical tailfins and the chunk of fuselage between the wings and the nose. Not seen is the connector that lets the central fuselage fold over the tail panel.
He's noticeably less hefty than Jetfire in hand, owing to having significantly less robot undercarriage. Not having a giant bobblehead, hunchback, and digitigrade legs will do that. This results in a much cleaner undercarriage, both from below and the side.
Probably the biggest real weak point of the figure is the side wings. The friction pegs holding them on aren't as good as they need to be. They wobble in place when touched, and pop off very easily when pressure is put against them. Fortunately, this same flaw means they are easy to reattach. Again, this might be a qc thing on my copy, but that remains to be seen.
Now for the accessories. He comes with 5 accessories: two pink blast effects compatible with 5mm ports (but not 3mm pegs like wfc blasts) resembling psyonic copies of Psylocke's psiblade and Wolverine's claws respectively, two plastic slugs of Wolverine and Sabretooth, and a small piece resembling Psylocke's 'psionic butterfly' aura. I didn't bother photographing anything other than the blast effects, because there isn't anything the stock photos don't show that's worth/easily photographable. The figurines are flexible enough that I suspect they are molded from the same pink flexplastic as the blast effects. but given that they are literally completely coated in paint, this is unverifiable without doing irreversible damage. Despite resembling the aura that surrounds Psylocke's face, the small plastic piece is too small to do the same for X-guy, and is only good as a belt for the slugs, as seen in stock photos. I also did not bother photographing the packaging or instructions.
The blast effects are meant to tab in to 5mm ports on the back of each hand. His hands themselves are not sculpted in a way that lets him hold weapons. Due to the pliable plastic used, the effects are uncooperative in being pegged in anywhere. Also of note is the correct orientation of the arm panels, mistransformed in stock photos.
There is storage for the two blast effects in both modes. In altmode, there are two 5mm ports in the armpits where the instructions tell you to put them. There are also 2 5mm holes on each foot, allowing for these or wfc effects to be used as thruster fire. (not shown) There are also 3mm holes on the side of each effect, allowing them to peg onto the 3mm posts on the landing gear at his waist.
All in all, a fairly large and fairly respectable leader class figure, with above and beyond articulation, marred by qc issues. If you were able to get him at discount for standard leader price or below as I was, it is definitely worthwhile. Whether it is worth the 30% Collaborative markup is up to personal preference.
X-guy is slightly shorter than Jetfire in length, due to the blunter nose. You can also see nearly every shared part, almost all of them part of the kibble backpack. There's the fuselage tail, the central fuselage and it's two 'wings', the shoulder wings, the vertical tailfins and the chunk of fuselage between the wings and the nose. Not seen is the connector that lets the central fuselage fold over the tail panel.
He's noticeably less hefty than Jetfire in hand, owing to having significantly less robot undercarriage. Not having a giant bobblehead, hunchback, and digitigrade legs will do that. This results in a much cleaner undercarriage, both from below and the side.
Probably the biggest real weak point of the figure is the side wings. The friction pegs holding them on aren't as good as they need to be. They wobble in place when touched, and pop off very easily when pressure is put against them. Fortunately, this same flaw means they are easy to reattach. Again, this might be a qc thing on my copy, but that remains to be seen.
Now for the accessories. He comes with 5 accessories: two pink blast effects compatible with 5mm ports (but not 3mm pegs like wfc blasts) resembling psyonic copies of Psylocke's psiblade and Wolverine's claws respectively, two plastic slugs of Wolverine and Sabretooth, and a small piece resembling Psylocke's 'psionic butterfly' aura. I didn't bother photographing anything other than the blast effects, because there isn't anything the stock photos don't show that's worth/easily photographable. The figurines are flexible enough that I suspect they are molded from the same pink flexplastic as the blast effects. but given that they are literally completely coated in paint, this is unverifiable without doing irreversible damage. Despite resembling the aura that surrounds Psylocke's face, the small plastic piece is too small to do the same for X-guy, and is only good as a belt for the slugs, as seen in stock photos. I also did not bother photographing the packaging or instructions.
The blast effects are meant to tab in to 5mm ports on the back of each hand. His hands themselves are not sculpted in a way that lets him hold weapons. Due to the pliable plastic used, the effects are uncooperative in being pegged in anywhere. Also of note is the correct orientation of the arm panels, mistransformed in stock photos.
There is storage for the two blast effects in both modes. In altmode, there are two 5mm ports in the armpits where the instructions tell you to put them. There are also 2 5mm holes on each foot, allowing for these or wfc effects to be used as thruster fire. (not shown) There are also 3mm holes on the side of each effect, allowing them to peg onto the 3mm posts on the landing gear at his waist.
All in all, a fairly large and fairly respectable leader class figure, with above and beyond articulation, marred by qc issues. If you were able to get him at discount for standard leader price or below as I was, it is definitely worthwhile. Whether it is worth the 30% Collaborative markup is up to personal preference.
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2096719)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 27th, 2021 @ 10:48pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 27th, 2021 @ 10:48pm CST
They really should have named him "X-Celsior".
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2096720)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 27th, 2021 @ 10:52pm CST
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 27th, 2021 @ 10:52pm CST
Thanks for the review!
Look pretty decent but yeah, worth normal leader price max.
Look pretty decent but yeah, worth normal leader price max.
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2096734)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on February 28th, 2021 @ 5:53am CST
That would have been a cool name or even X-Celsion. I also thought of either X-force or or maybe Weapon-X.
Anyway this is pretty damn impressive IMO.
I'm already thinking repaints and retools of this mold...'NUFF SAID! 
Posted by Nemesis Destron on February 28th, 2021 @ 5:53am CST
Sabrblade wrote:They really should have named him "X-Celsior".
That would have been a cool name or even X-Celsion. I also thought of either X-force or or maybe Weapon-X.
Anyway this is pretty damn impressive IMO.
I'm already thinking repaints and retools of this mold...'NUFF SAID!
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2096744)
Posted by Mindmaster on February 28th, 2021 @ 11:03am CST
Posted by Mindmaster on February 28th, 2021 @ 11:03am CST
I had one on preorder via Target but it got canceled a few months ago because it wouldn’t let me change my card info since I had gotten a new card afterwards. Oh well, maybe I can find one in stores, but then again it’s Target...
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Posted by aronjlove on February 28th, 2021 @ 11:21am CST
I'm hoping this will be like the Ectotron rerelease, I saw him a few times and some of the times he was with the Ghostbusters toys instead of Transformers
Finally got around to opening Mr. Pants today and he is pretty cool! Just looking at him and I can hear the cartoon's theme song in my head. Those legs were a little difficult to get transformed, but I always have trouble reading the instructions. Just wish they came up with a different name than X-Spanse, I mean Ultimate X-Spanse, last name X-Spanse first name Ultimate.
Posted by aronjlove on February 28th, 2021 @ 11:21am CST
Mindmaster wrote:I had one on preorder via Target but it got canceled a few months ago because it wouldn’t let me change my card info since I had gotten a new card afterwards. Oh well, maybe I can find one in stores, but then again it’s Target...
I'm hoping this will be like the Ectotron rerelease, I saw him a few times and some of the times he was with the Ghostbusters toys instead of Transformers
Finally got around to opening Mr. Pants today and he is pretty cool! Just looking at him and I can hear the cartoon's theme song in my head. Those legs were a little difficult to get transformed, but I always have trouble reading the instructions. Just wish they came up with a different name than X-Spanse, I mean Ultimate X-Spanse, last name X-Spanse first name Ultimate.
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Posted by Sabrblade on February 28th, 2021 @ 12:04pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 28th, 2021 @ 12:04pm CST
aronjlove wrote:Just wish they came up with a different name than X-Spanse, I mean Ultimate X-Spanse, last name X-Spanse first name Ultimate.
Sabrblade wrote:They really should have named him "X-Celsior".
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2096753)
Posted by aronjlove on February 28th, 2021 @ 12:10pm CST
That would have been a great homage to Stan Lee and it would sound so much better when referring to the figure.
Posted by aronjlove on February 28th, 2021 @ 12:10pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:aronjlove wrote:Just wish they came up with a different name than X-Spanse, I mean Ultimate X-Spanse, last name X-Spanse first name Ultimate.Sabrblade wrote:They really should have named him "X-Celsior".
That would have been a great homage to Stan Lee and it would sound so much better when referring to the figure.
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2096765)
Posted by MeGrimlock78 on February 28th, 2021 @ 4:20pm CST
Posted by MeGrimlock78 on February 28th, 2021 @ 4:20pm CST
Can't wait for EB to get this. Last I checked, ship date was still listed as August!
Oh, and loving this fig, but may paint those yellow vents on his knees grey or dark blue to make the Blackbird mode more appealing.
Oh, and loving this fig, but may paint those yellow vents on his knees grey or dark blue to make the Blackbird mode more appealing.
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2096766)
Posted by LordBludgeon on February 28th, 2021 @ 4:54pm CST
Will he actually be sold in stores? If so, I didn't know that.
Posted by LordBludgeon on February 28th, 2021 @ 4:54pm CST
Mindmaster wrote:I had one on preorder via Target but it got canceled a few months ago because it wouldn’t let me change my card info since I had gotten a new card afterwards. Oh well, maybe I can find one in stores, but then again it’s Target...
Will he actually be sold in stores? If so, I didn't know that.
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Posted by Mindmaster on February 28th, 2021 @ 6:34pm CST
Not entirely sure honestly. But he’s still available on Target so I decided against my better judgement and preordered him again with a surprise predicted delivery of this week or next in spite of the nigh endless delays that affected my Thrust for a solid two and a half months and my current situation with FedEx of having a box stay in Minnesota for over a week now.
Posted by Mindmaster on February 28th, 2021 @ 6:34pm CST
LordBludgeon wrote:Mindmaster wrote:I had one on preorder via Target but it got canceled a few months ago because it wouldn’t let me change my card info since I had gotten a new card afterwards. Oh well, maybe I can find one in stores, but then again it’s Target...
Will he actually be sold in stores? If so, I didn't know that.
Not entirely sure honestly. But he’s still available on Target so I decided against my better judgement and preordered him again with a surprise predicted delivery of this week or next in spite of the nigh endless delays that affected my Thrust for a solid two and a half months and my current situation with FedEx of having a box stay in Minnesota for over a week now.
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Posted by Ultra Markus on February 28th, 2021 @ 8:36pm CST
Posted by Ultra Markus on February 28th, 2021 @ 8:36pm CST
you know you could almost repaint him into armada hotshot
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Posted by Supreme Convoy on February 28th, 2021 @ 9:01pm CST
Yeah, I would associate Excelsior with Stan Lee. Not so much the X-Men. I'm sure someone at Hasbro has proposed a Stan Lee transformer.
Posted by Supreme Convoy on February 28th, 2021 @ 9:01pm CST
aronjlove wrote:Sabrblade wrote:aronjlove wrote:Just wish they came up with a different name than X-Spanse, I mean Ultimate X-Spanse, last name X-Spanse first name Ultimate.Sabrblade wrote:They really should have named him "X-Celsior".
That would have been a great homage to Stan Lee and it would sound so much better when referring to the figure.
Yeah, I would associate Excelsior with Stan Lee. Not so much the X-Men. I'm sure someone at Hasbro has proposed a Stan Lee transformer.
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Posted by Sabrblade on February 28th, 2021 @ 9:43pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 28th, 2021 @ 9:43pm CST
That's why I said "X-" and not "Ex". It's a double tribute.Supreme Convoy wrote:aronjlove wrote:Sabrblade wrote:aronjlove wrote:Just wish they came up with a different name than X-Spanse, I mean Ultimate X-Spanse, last name X-Spanse first name Ultimate.Sabrblade wrote:They really should have named him "X-Celsior".
That would have been a great homage to Stan Lee and it would sound so much better when referring to the figure.
Yeah, I would associate Excelsior with Stan Lee. Not so much the X-Men.
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2096810)
Posted by cloudballoon on March 1st, 2021 @ 1:31am CST
Posted by cloudballoon on March 1st, 2021 @ 1:31am CST
Hasbro should have called him X-Transbot. 
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2096838)
Posted by bodrock on March 1st, 2021 @ 10:48am CST
Posted by bodrock on March 1st, 2021 @ 10:48am CST
Got mine yesterday, but have yet to transform him. I was slightly disappointed by the paint job on the mini-figs, but oh well. ;p
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2096839)
Posted by aronjlove on March 1st, 2021 @ 10:57am CST
Considering the size, I wasn't expecting much but that green face on Wolverine is funny
Posted by aronjlove on March 1st, 2021 @ 10:57am CST
bodrock wrote:Got mine yesterday, but have yet to transform him. I was slightly disappointed by the paint job on the mini-figs, but oh well. ;p
Considering the size, I wasn't expecting much but that green face on Wolverine is funny
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Posted by bodrock on March 1st, 2021 @ 11:55am CST
Posted by bodrock on March 1st, 2021 @ 11:55am CST
hahaha, YES, exactly! That Wolverine face is exactly where my disappointment landed. :p
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2096980)
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on March 3rd, 2021 @ 3:18am CST
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on March 3rd, 2021 @ 3:18am CST
I got him, like him a lot more than Maverick. I guess he just has more 'personality'.
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2096984)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 3rd, 2021 @ 3:52am CST
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 3rd, 2021 @ 3:52am CST
Asking the owners.
Does he feel GOOD in hand? As in, not cheap at all? And appart the obvious wing ends, nothing pop off all the time at the slightest touch?
Does he feel GOOD in hand? As in, not cheap at all? And appart the obvious wing ends, nothing pop off all the time at the slightest touch?
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Posted by aronjlove on March 3rd, 2021 @ 6:43am CST
He is very panel-y and I was worried that stuff would pop off or even break. Didn't need to worry the plastic is pretty good. Once I got the legs figured out and undone the rest was pretty simple until I got to the neckpiece with the wings over his head but that was just a matter of clearing the flaps over the shoulders. Definitely tricky but nothing popped off nor did I feel like I was going to break anything with pressure.
Posted by aronjlove on March 3rd, 2021 @ 6:43am CST
-Kanrabat- wrote:Asking the owners.
Does he feel GOOD in hand? As in, not cheap at all? And appart the obvious wing ends, nothing pop off all the time at the slightest touch?
He is very panel-y and I was worried that stuff would pop off or even break. Didn't need to worry the plastic is pretty good. Once I got the legs figured out and undone the rest was pretty simple until I got to the neckpiece with the wings over his head but that was just a matter of clearing the flaps over the shoulders. Definitely tricky but nothing popped off nor did I feel like I was going to break anything with pressure.
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 4th, 2021 @ 11:28am CST
Posted by -Kanrabat- on March 4th, 2021 @ 11:28am CST
At last, a video review. From you know who!
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2097210)
Posted by bodrock on March 4th, 2021 @ 2:51pm CST
Posted by bodrock on March 4th, 2021 @ 2:51pm CST
I am really liking X-Spanse...!
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Posted by aronjlove on March 4th, 2021 @ 2:56pm CST
That's a sweet Psylocke and I am really impressed by how posable and balanced this figure is. Someone on Twitter had him do a handstand and I think everyone who owns him, myself included, has made him dab several times. A good range of motion and lots of articulation points also help.
Posted by aronjlove on March 4th, 2021 @ 2:56pm CST
bodrock wrote:I am really liking X-Spanse...!
That's a sweet Psylocke and I am really impressed by how posable and balanced this figure is. Someone on Twitter had him do a handstand and I think everyone who owns him, myself included, has made him dab several times. A good range of motion and lots of articulation points also help.
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Posted by bodrock on March 4th, 2021 @ 3:56pm CST
Posted by bodrock on March 4th, 2021 @ 3:56pm CST
I was honestly surprised by his ability to pose and how much I really liked the figure, the more I played around with him! But considering the price tag, I should have set my expectations higher, honestly. But I do love him now. 
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Posted by william-james88 on March 7th, 2021 @ 10:46pm CST
Posted by william-james88 on March 7th, 2021 @ 10:46pm CST
We have some fun Target centric news for you. Firstly, there is currently a 25% off one toy promotion at Target this week using Target Circle. And that should come in really handy since Target has the X-Men Transformers crossover figure not only online but in stores as well.
The store sighting below comes from Kentucky and was posted on the TFW2005 boards. Along with using their redcard, they were able to get this figure for less than $50, including taxes.
The news of the promotion was sent our way by Emerge who wrote the following:
The store sighting below comes from Kentucky and was posted on the TFW2005 boards. Along with using their redcard, they were able to get this figure for less than $50, including taxes.
The news of the promotion was sent our way by Emerge who wrote the following:
Emerje wrote:25% off one toy at Target this week, both online or in store using Target Circle. Just scored a Blackbird (not calling it by it's official name) for around $50 online. This is one of those Target sales that many of us wait for.
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Posted by Emerje on March 7th, 2021 @ 10:50pm CST
Posted by Emerje on March 7th, 2021 @ 10:50pm CST
Spellcheck strikes again! 
Emerje
Emerje
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Posted by bodrock on March 7th, 2021 @ 10:56pm CST
Posted by bodrock on March 7th, 2021 @ 10:56pm CST
Great price for him!!I hope others are able to get this deal and have fun with him, too. 
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Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 8th, 2021 @ 6:35pm CST
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 8th, 2021 @ 6:35pm CST
I got mine last week and I am enjoying him. He has loads of personality!
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Posted by bodrock on March 8th, 2021 @ 6:52pm CST
Posted by bodrock on March 8th, 2021 @ 6:52pm CST
AWESOME D-Max!!!
I don't have a Cyclops, since he was never a favorite X-Man, but I always did love his power and visor.
I don't have a Cyclops, since he was never a favorite X-Man, but I always did love his power and visor.
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Posted by noctorro on March 10th, 2021 @ 1:13am CST
Posted by noctorro on March 10th, 2021 @ 1:13am CST
Wow, below 50 usd is a good price. The first that is in our importshops costs 97 euro's which is 115 usd. A bit more than 50 so pass for me.
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Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 6th, 2021 @ 10:56pm CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 6th, 2021 @ 10:56pm CDT
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Posted by william-james88 on April 11th, 2021 @ 11:42pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on April 11th, 2021 @ 11:42pm CDT
While the toy has been out for a little while, it is a rather pricey item and not every fan has jumped at the opportunity to get it. We had not posted a review yet and felt that maybe this could help any undecided fans as well as highlight the effort that fans in our community put towards making these reviews. We have one video review from chuckdawg1999 and one pictorial review from alekese, enjoy!
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
alekese wrote:Mine arrived yesterday, did a photoshoot today when I saw no one else had yet, although I have since been beaten to the punch for photos, so I went and did a pictorial/text review. I will crosspost to the review forum as well afterwards. Splitting it into two parts because of the 10 file limit. Post 1 is robot mode and leg transformation, 2 will be alt mode and blast effect.
Throughout the review I will be calling him X-guy, because "Ultimate X-panse" is just bad, but I haven't though of anything I like better.
First up is a size comparison with his 'pretool' ss jetfire, and ss86 grimlock. He is taller than both, but only because of jetfire's hunched posture.
X-guy's biggest strength is definitely his robot mode articulation. His arms have 360 wrist swivel, 90 elbow bend, 360 bicep swivel, ~95 in/out shoulder pivot, 360 shoulder rotation, and a ball joint used for transformation that gives ~5 front/back butterfly and 90 upwards stretch. This last one especially allows him to do the hardest letter of YMCA for action figures.
His legs have '360' ratcheting hip rotation with ~95 of front/back clearance between back kibble and belt, his thighs have '180' of in/out pivot on a ratchet joint, but only 100 of clearance before hitting belt. 360 thigh swivel, double jointed knees, both ratcheted, with a collective 90 of front back due to leg shape/knee kibble, 5 past neutral in either direction ankle rocker, with an extra ~2 from the thruster being on an extra ball joint for altmode posing. Transformation joint lets him tap his toe impatiently. No photos here due to how straight forward it is.
Neck has full 360* so long as head's up/down hinge is all the way down or visor is over eyes, otherwise visor antenna lock onto kibble behind the head, locking into place. Up/down has ~10 clearance, eking out an extra ~2 with visor down. Visor rests at slightly below neutral when deployed, allowing him to 'look' down.
This brings us to the torso. Waist has 30 clearance either way before leg hits back kibble. Ab crunch(!) has 10 forward clearance before chestplate hits belt, and left/right spine rocker pin(!) has ~2 clearance at best either direction, but this goes up to ~7-10 when ab crunched forward. It is also loose, at least on my copy, and flops some, although the lack of clearance in neutral posture keeps it from being too annoying. The really impressive thing about both these joints is that they are completely gratuitous; they aren't used in transformation, only for robot articulation. Here are pics showing them off, with the chestplate transformed out of the way.
Most of the figure's transformation complexity is from the leg transformation, with a really clever double turnaround on the leg panels. However, the firmness with which they tab in can make it difficult to untab them to transform in either direction. You will also probably need to sacrifice a small child to get the various ratchets lined up perfectly to get things to play nice the first few times you transform it.
A note for transforming back into robot mode: there is a tab in the inside of the tailfin inherited from jetfire. It is important for clearance reasons that it tabs into its slot, shown here.
I can't attest as to the altmode's accuracy, having not seen the X-Men cartoon in question, but it does compare rather favorably with Jetfire as a more cartoony, stylized take on the iconic SR-71 silhouette.
X-guy is slightly shorter than Jetfire in length, due to the blunter nose. You can also see nearly every shared part, almost all of them part of the kibble backpack. There's the fuselage tail, the central fuselage and it's two 'wings', the shoulder wings, the vertical tailfins and the chunk of fuselage between the wings and the nose. Not seen is the connector that lets the central fuselage fold over the tail panel.
He's noticeably less hefty than Jetfire in hand, owing to having significantly less robot undercarriage. Not having a giant bobblehead, hunchback, and digitigrade legs will do that. This results in a much cleaner undercarriage, both from below and the side.
Probably the biggest real weak point of the figure is the side wings. The friction pegs holding them on aren't as good as they need to be. They wobble in place when touched, and pop off very easily when pressure is put against them. Fortunately, this same flaw means they are easy to reattach. Again, this might be a qc thing on my copy, but that remains to be seen.
Now for the accessories. He comes with 5 accessories: two pink blast effects compatible with 5mm ports (but not 3mm pegs like wfc blasts) resembling psyonic copies of Psylocke's psiblade and Wolverine's claws respectively, two plastic slugs of Wolverine and Sabretooth, and a small piece resembling Psylocke's 'psionic butterfly' aura. I didn't bother photographing anything other than the blast effects, because there isn't anything the stock photos don't show that's worth/easily photographable. The figurines are flexible enough that I suspect they are molded from the same pink flexplastic as the blast effects. but given that they are literally completely coated in paint, this is unverifiable without doing irreversible damage. Despite resembling the aura that surrounds Psylocke's face, the small plastic piece is too small to do the same for X-guy, and is only good as a belt for the slugs, as seen in stock photos. I also did not bother photographing the packaging or instructions.
The blast effects are meant to tab in to 5mm ports on the back of each hand. His hands themselves are not sculpted in a way that lets him hold weapons. Due to the pliable plastic used, the effects are uncooperative in being pegged in anywhere. Also of note is the correct orientation of the arm panels, mistransformed in stock photos.
There is storage for the two blast effects in both modes. In altmode, there are two 5mm ports in the armpits where the instructions tell you to put them. There are also 2 5mm holes on each foot, allowing for these or wfc effects to be used as thruster fire. (not shown) There are also 3mm holes on the side of each effect, allowing them to peg onto the 3mm posts on the landing gear at his waist.
All in all, a fairly large and fairly respectable leader class figure, with above and beyond articulation, marred by qc issues. If you were able to get him at discount for standard leader price or below as I was, it is definitely worthwhile. Whether it is worth the 30% Collaborative markup is up to personal preference.
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 12th, 2021 @ 4:38am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 12th, 2021 @ 4:38am CDT
OVER A MONTH AGO, I pointed out the Prime VS Prime review that was completely ignored.
I even mailed the news staff and everything.
Here it is again.
Some weeks after, EMGO has his review as well.
Guess that Chuck's reviews will always have some special treatment at Siebertron.
I even mailed the news staff and everything.
Here it is again.
Some weeks after, EMGO has his review as well.
Guess that Chuck's reviews will always have some special treatment at Siebertron.
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2101456)
Posted by Burn on April 12th, 2021 @ 6:10am CDT
Seibertron.
If you're gonna criticise the site at least learn how to spell it correctly.
Posted by Burn on April 12th, 2021 @ 6:10am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Guess that Chuck's reviews will always have some special treatment at Siebertron.
Seibertron.
If you're gonna criticise the site at least learn how to spell it correctly.
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2101457)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 12th, 2021 @ 6:16am CDT
Urhhg.... Why I keep switching the "e" and the "i" in English words?
But seriously, many news have been slipping through the cracks recently. Maybe that's why for the recent News Staff recruitment drive.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 12th, 2021 @ 6:16am CDT
Burn wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Guess that Chuck's reviews will always have some special treatment at Siebertron.
Seibertron.
If you're gonna criticise the site at least learn how to spell it correctly.
Urhhg.... Why I keep switching the "e" and the "i" in English words?
But seriously, many news have been slipping through the cracks recently. Maybe that's why for the recent News Staff recruitment drive.
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2101458)
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 12th, 2021 @ 6:17am CDT
Well if you have time on your hands
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 12th, 2021 @ 6:17am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Burn wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Guess that Chuck's reviews will always have some special treatment at Siebertron.
Seibertron.
If you're gonna criticise the site at least learn how to spell it correctly.
Urhhg.... Why I keep switching the "e" and the "i" in English words?
But seriously, many news have been slipping through the cracks recently. Maybe that's why for the recent News Staff recruitment drive.
Well if you have time on your hands
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2101459)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 12th, 2021 @ 6:20am CDT
I'd honestly love too, but I refuse to go to Facebook and Twitter. All I'm willing to do is monitor YouTube.
So I think that disqualify me.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 12th, 2021 @ 6:20am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Well if you have time on your hands
I'd honestly love too, but I refuse to go to Facebook and Twitter. All I'm willing to do is monitor YouTube.
So I think that disqualify me.
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Posted by Burn on April 12th, 2021 @ 6:24am CDT
Posted by Burn on April 12th, 2021 @ 6:24am CDT
Because other parts of the internet don't exist outside of social media and YouTube? 
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 12th, 2021 @ 6:44am CDT
Well, one must have sleuthing abilities to find info outside the mainstream.
Clearly not my case. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 12th, 2021 @ 6:44am CDT
Burn wrote:Because other parts of the internet don't exist outside of social media and YouTube?
Well, one must have sleuthing abilities to find info outside the mainstream.
Clearly not my case. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Posted by Tuned Agent on April 12th, 2021 @ 9:54am CDT
To be fair, "Seibertron" doesn't exactly follow normal English spelling conventions ("I" before "E", except after "C").
Or maybe it does, and the "S" functions an a "c" due to how it's pronounced? English is a weird language. Now time to go look up the answer, 'cause this question is going to bug me until I do.
EDIT: Seibertron is normal English spelling, as the biggest exception to the "I" before "E" rule is if those letters combine to form an "A" sound, which is how Seibertron is pronounced. Not that it really matters, because there are plenty of English words that don't follow these rules anyway. English is a weird language. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Posted by Tuned Agent on April 12th, 2021 @ 9:54am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Burn wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Guess that Chuck's reviews will always have some special treatment at Siebertron.
Seibertron.
If you're gonna criticise the site at least learn how to spell it correctly.
Urhhg.... Why I keep switching the "e" and the "i" in English words?
But seriously, many news have been slipping through the cracks recently. Maybe that's why for the recent News Staff recruitment drive.
To be fair, "Seibertron" doesn't exactly follow normal English spelling conventions ("I" before "E", except after "C").
Or maybe it does, and the "S" functions an a "c" due to how it's pronounced? English is a weird language. Now time to go look up the answer, 'cause this question is going to bug me until I do.
EDIT: Seibertron is normal English spelling, as the biggest exception to the "I" before "E" rule is if those letters combine to form an "A" sound, which is how Seibertron is pronounced. Not that it really matters, because there are plenty of English words that don't follow these rules anyway. English is a weird language. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2101466)
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 12th, 2021 @ 9:55am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 12th, 2021 @ 9:55am CDT
You'll be amazed by how many exceptions to that rule there is
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2101467)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 12th, 2021 @ 10:08am CDT
And, well, the "Sei" part isn't even an English word anyway. It's Japanese for "celestial body" transliterated into Latin script.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 12th, 2021 @ 10:08am CDT
The full rhyme goes "I before E except after C or when sounding like 'ay' as in 'neighbor' or 'weigh'." Seibertron follows the lattermost rule.Tuned Agent wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Burn wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Guess that Chuck's reviews will always have some special treatment at Siebertron.
Seibertron.
If you're gonna criticise the site at least learn how to spell it correctly.
Urhhg.... Why I keep switching the "e" and the "i" in English words?
But seriously, many news have been slipping through the cracks recently. Maybe that's why for the recent News Staff recruitment drive.
To be fair, "Seibertron" doesn't exactly follow normal English spelling conventions ("I" before "E", except after "C").
Or maybe it does, and the "S" functions an a "c" due to how it's pronounced? English is a weird language. Now time to go look up the answer, 'cause this question is going to bug me until I do.
And, well, the "Sei" part isn't even an English word anyway. It's Japanese for "celestial body" transliterated into Latin script.
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Posted by Tuned Agent on April 12th, 2021 @ 10:16am CDT
Posted by Tuned Agent on April 12th, 2021 @ 10:16am CDT
Woah, I got beat to my own edit.
Interesting.
Sabrblade wrote:And, well, the "Sei" part isn't even an English word anyway. It's Japanese for "celestial body" transliterated into Latin script.
Interesting.
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2101469)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 12th, 2021 @ 10:20am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 12th, 2021 @ 10:20am CDT
And most of this has nothing to do with the mediocre figure this thread is about.
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Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 12th, 2021 @ 10:54am CDT
Ouch....
Like Gigawatt, it's clearly not worth the full asking price.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 12th, 2021 @ 10:54am CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:And most of this has nothing to do with the mediocre figure this thread is about.
Ouch....
Like Gigawatt, it's clearly not worth the full asking price.
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2101472)
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 12th, 2021 @ 11:13am CDT
Those with him in hand seem to say different mind. Some of his asking price is more then likely due to licensing costs for the Marvel branding. Just because hasbro may own the marvel toy license doesn't mean they could have done this crossover willy nilly...
Plus looks like this and Maverick have proved the theory that not all crossovers are going to get supplemental material like gigawatt and Ectotron got.
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 12th, 2021 @ 11:13am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:And most of this has nothing to do with the mediocre figure this thread is about.
Ouch....
Like Gigawatt, it's clearly not worth the full asking price.
Those with him in hand seem to say different mind. Some of his asking price is more then likely due to licensing costs for the Marvel branding. Just because hasbro may own the marvel toy license doesn't mean they could have done this crossover willy nilly...
Plus looks like this and Maverick have proved the theory that not all crossovers are going to get supplemental material like gigawatt and Ectotron got.
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2101474)
Posted by aronjlove on April 12th, 2021 @ 11:23am CDT
I love the crap out of mine because he is such a stocky figure with great articulation and balance. Coming from an SS figure the transformation is fiddly with panels and stuff but heck yeah was he worth the price to me. And I've not seen any complaints from those on Twitter who also picked him up, consensus there was this figure is pretty cool.
Sure, he ain't for everyone, no figure is. And the licensing definitely added to the cost, but holy crap I got a Cyclops lookalike robot!
Posted by aronjlove on April 12th, 2021 @ 11:23am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:And most of this has nothing to do with the mediocre figure this thread is about.
Ouch....
Like Gigawatt, it's clearly not worth the full asking price.
Those with him in hand seem to say different mind. Some of his asking price is more then likely due to licensing costs for the Marvel branding. Just because hasbro may own the marvel toy license doesn't mean they could have done this crossover willy nilly...
Plus looks like this and Maverick have proved the theory that not all crossovers are going to get supplemental material like gigawatt and Ectotron got.
I love the crap out of mine because he is such a stocky figure with great articulation and balance. Coming from an SS figure the transformation is fiddly with panels and stuff but heck yeah was he worth the price to me. And I've not seen any complaints from those on Twitter who also picked him up, consensus there was this figure is pretty cool.
Sure, he ain't for everyone, no figure is. And the licensing definitely added to the cost, but holy crap I got a Cyclops lookalike robot!
Re: Transformers X-Men Crossover Figure Shipping out + In Hand Images (2101483)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 12th, 2021 @ 12:25pm CDT
Don't forget poor Maverick was supposed to be released alongside Top Gun 2 which got pushed back due to theaters shutting down. Perhaps it might get a re-release when (if) the movie releases.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 12th, 2021 @ 12:25pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:And most of this has nothing to do with the mediocre figure this thread is about.
Ouch....
Like Gigawatt, it's clearly not worth the full asking price.
Those with him in hand seem to say different mind. Some of his asking price is more then likely due to licensing costs for the Marvel branding. Just because hasbro may own the marvel toy license doesn't mean they could have done this crossover willy nilly...
Plus looks like this and Maverick have proved the theory that not all crossovers are going to get supplemental material like gigawatt and Ectotron got.
Don't forget poor Maverick was supposed to be released alongside Top Gun 2 which got pushed back due to theaters shutting down. Perhaps it might get a re-release when (if) the movie releases.
